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Cindy Magara
Cindy Magara is also known as Magara Cindy Evelyn She is a Ugandan filmmaker and film critic/scholar. Biography Cindy was born in Hoima, Uganda on 30th September 1982. She born to Ms Beatrice Kagubaza Bigirwa Abwooli of Parajwoki, Bujumbura, Hoima and Mr John F. Magara of Bwendero, Kitoba, Hoima.

Education Primary School: St. Mary Primary School, Parajwoki, Bujumbura Division, Hoima Junior Secondary: Duhaga Secondary School, Hoima and Sir Tito Winyi Secondary School, Hoima High School: Mariam High School Kampala. Tertiary: She Studied for Barchelor of Arts (Hons) at Makerere University, MA (Literature) at Makerere University, Uganda and PhD (African Cinema) at The University of Sydney, Australia.

Film Career Evelyn Cindy Magara started making films after her first degree in Literature. She got became known by only two names Cindy Magara after a barrage of media to her as she was the first female independent filmmaker, and the second person to make an independent film.

1.	Filmography •	Windows of Hope. (2011, 135 minutes, Feature, Drama). Dir. E.Cindy Magara. Produced by Nyati Motion Pictures. •	 Fair Play. (2010, 127 minutes, Feature, Drama) Dir. E. Cindy Magara. It is a civic education film that was commissioned by the Uganda Electoral Commission, funded by the European union, and it was produced by Nyati Motion Pictures. •	A Book for Every Child. (2011: 33 Minutes, Short, Documentary) Dir. E. Cindy Magara. Commissioned by the DELPHE project- Makerere University. •	Fate (2006: 119 Minutes, feature, Drama). Dir. E. Cindy Magara. It is the first Ugandan film to use edutainement to tackle HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda. •	Executive Producer of Breaking the Mesh (2011). It was produced by the Film Students and it won the Best Student Film Award in the Pearl International Film Festival 2014. •	Cast Director and Associate Producer of A meal to Forget (2009, 90 minutes, Drama) Directed by Dr. Dominic Dipio. •	Cast Director of Neighbour/Jirani (2005) a short film produced by the Makerere University pioneer film class.

Films directed by Cindy

Title	Run Time 	Year of production	Genre Fate 	119 Minutes	2006	Drama Fair Play 	140 Minutes	2010	Docudrama Windows of Hope	135 Minutes	2011	Drama A Book for Every Child	33 Minutes	2011	Documentary

Academic Career Since 2008 Cindy has taught screenplay, film criticism, Ugandan Literature, Children’s Literature at Makerere University, Kampala. Publications 1. Articles “Developing Uganda’s Film Industry Requires Concerted Effort” in Uganda Film Festival Catalogue Magazine. 2016: 46-46 “Empowering Ugandans Through Film” in Uganda Film Festival Catalogue Magazine. 2014: 10-11. Magara, E. Cindy, “The Concept of Heroism Among the Banyoro” in Performing Wisdom: Proverbial Lore in Modern Ugandan Society. Eds. Dominica Dipio and Stuart Sillars. Amsterdam: Matatu 42 (2013): 21-36.

Awards 	Windows of Hope (2011), was Awarded the Best Feature Film 2012 by the Nile Diaspora Film Festival (NDIFF) in 2012.

See URLs of reviews and festivals it has been exhibited 1.	http://www.nepalafricafilmfestival.com.np/archives/2013.html 2.	www.ndiffest.org/NDIFF2012.pdf 3.	allafrica.com/stories/201201030170.html

You Tube links to Fate, Fair Play and Windows of Hope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWSX99AjAiM www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XP0v6wolxM (Fair Play) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q59cqzXhP00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn0txL88JVY (Part 6 of Windows of Hope)

UGANDA: HIV/AIDS comes to the big screen ... www.irinnews.org/report/.../uganda-hiv-aids-comes-to-the-big-scree... The Ugandan Film Industry is Growing Fast - allAfrica.com allafrica.com/stories/200607240715.html Uganda: Fate Brings Another Ugandan Film - allAfrica.com allafrica.com/stories/200607310585.html Ife International Film Festival ifefilmfest.yolasite.com/2009-films.php

Other articles about Cindy Magara http://www.theugandatoday.com/business/2017/02/lack-of-structures-piracy-killing-ugandas-film-industry/